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Borle et Jéquier was a balance spring maker in [[Fleurier]] set up to provide an alternative to the [[FSR|Fabriques de Spiraux Rèunies (FSR)]] cartel. The company was established in June [[1896]], less than a year after FSR was announced, and lasted until [[1932]].

==Borle et Jéquier==

Borle et Jéquier was created to provide an alternative to the [[FSR|Fabriques de Spiraux Rèunies (FSR)]] cartel which controlled the [[balance spring]] industry since [[1895]]. The company was founded by [[William Borle]] of [[Renan]] and [[Paul Jéquier]] of [[Fleurier]] on June 15, [[1896]], and registered the following April. The company grew aggressively, placing its first advertisements in [[1898]] and adding [[Samuel Graf]] of Ramsen near [[Schaffhausen]] to run the factory in [[1900]].

Borle et Jéquier incorporated as a [[Société Anonyme]] on December 20, [[1911]]. Paul Jequier-Auroi was removed from administration in [[1918]].

In [[1921]] the firm reduced its share capital to 24,000 francs, with Gustave Borle no longer acting as director.

Borle et Jéquier was closed by the board on November 17, [[1932]].

==Other Firms==

The Borle and Jéquier names are familiar in Fleurier watchmaking, dating back to the mid 19th century. Most notable was the [[Fleurier Watch Co]], which was founded by many of the same people.

[[Jéquier Frères]] were watchmakers since [[1853]], with Jéquier et Reymond listed in [[1866]] and Paul Jéquier and Ulysse Jéquier appearing in [[1869]]. Jules Jéquier appears in [[1873]] as Jéquier Frères is removed. Ulysse is gone after [[1880]] and only Jéquier et Petitpierre (genre Anglais, seconde au centre at Grande Rue 3) and Numa Jequier (at Perron 12) are listed in [[1886]]. Jules Jequier (Chinoise) reappears at Grande Rue 3 in [[1889]] and Jequier et Petitpierre disappears in [[1893]].

Jequier Frères et Cie is new in [[1894]]. They are located at Pasquier 1 and sound like a successor to Jequier et Petitpierre, though Jules continues in operation. [[C. Jéquier-Borle]] was a producer of silver cases at Pasquier 1 by [[1894]]. [[Louis-Emile Borle]] produced gold and silver watch cases from [[1865]] until [[1877]].

Borle and Jéquier ran other watch companies as well: [[Jéquier Frères]] was a producer of watches for the English market, [[C. Jequier-Borle]] produced [[Roskopf]] watches, and another firm with the same name also produced watch cases and claimed the Tell, Corma, Orabek, Andika, and Inimitable brand names. 

William Borle-Jéquier hired architects Prince & Béguin to build him a villa and estate in Fleurier in [[1904]].

The legacy of Borle and Jéquier's collaboration was the [[Fleurier Watch Co]], which was established in [[1943]] with 

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